Raising and lowering device for demountable wheels



March 2 1926. 1,575,422

, L. E. PAGAN RAISING AND LOWERING DEVICE FIOR DEMOUNTABLE WHEELS Filed Oct..29, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 v March 2 1926. 1,575,422

L. E. FAGAN RAISING AND LOWERING DEVICE FOR DEMOUNTABLE WHEELS Filed Oct. 29, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 L. E. FAGAN Filed Oct. 29, 1923 5 lsheetsheet 5 March 2 1926.-

musme Aun Lownme DEVICE Foi; DEMOUNTABL'E WHEELS March 2 1926. 1,575,422

L. E. FAGAN RAISING AND LOWERING DEVICE FOR DEMOUNTABLE WHEELS Filed Oct. 29, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheetl 4 Marnh 2 1926.

- L. E. FAGAN RISING AND LOWERING DEVICE FOR DEMOUNTABLE WHEELS Filed Oct. 29, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

" u nutren STATES;

N 1,575,422 4.PATENT eprice.,

Lnwrs E. Feelin, 0F CHICAGO,V rriLrNo'Is, Assrenon To EMIL BLUMENTHAL, or

nVANsToN, ILLrNoIs, L. n. streamer. oHI'oAGo, rLLrNors, BRIDGE, or WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, As 'rnosrens ron B. r. T. coMeANY, or" CHI- CAGO, ILLINOIS, ANUN-INCORIPDRATED ASSOCETIN.

' RAISING ANI) BOWERING DEVICEI FOR DEMO-UN'IATLE;

Application inea october ze, 192s; serieu No; @71,5131` To all whom it may conce-Vim:

Be it known that I, Lnwrsi E. FAGAN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident et Chicago, @ook County, and` State of Ill-- linois, have invented certain new andlusetul improvements in Raising andl Lowering Devices for Demonntahle Wheels, ot whichthe following is declared to he a. full, clear, and.L enact description. f

T his invention relates to raising` and" lowering` devices for demountnlo'le wheels, and its principal object is to provide a. device for. use in mounting,` vehicle wheelsupony the spare wheel carrier of motor vehiclesy and for demounting` them and placing them upon' the ground, which deviceV shall heet simple. and practical construction, and which shall he com puratively inexpensive, andihighly ctl'icient :tor the purposeintended.

llt isI common practice to provide motor vehicles, such as automobiles, trucks,'and the like, with a. carrying. device 'for carryf ingy a spare gwlreel, which may loe-taken cti. thecarrier and suhstitutedior one. egt the wheels that` are in use,` in case of` an `emergency. llt. is also wellknown thatmetal vehicle wheels are heavy and cumbersome, and that the Vtask` of demountingthe spare wheel tronrits carrier and lowering,` it` tosfthe ground is awkward and laborious, as well as, the task ot raising` and` attaching the wheel to the spare wheel carrier.

One et the objects ot this invention is to provide a raising; and lowering device emhodying two connectihle and disconnectilole nienrhers ot zr lever, capable oij engaging' in :i holo as for instance one of the usualloolt holes of metal wheels, in such manner that one part` ofthe Vlever is hehind the wheel and the handle part thereof is in- :irontV oi the wheel; whereby the user may conveniently take hold of the handle portion of the lever in manipulating the same to raise the wheel to the carrier and tolower it therelroin. i f

Another object isto` provide a wheelrais` ing and lowering device which-may he ap; 'plied at the rear or at the sides oft automolxiles. Another object is to provide a wheel raising' and lowering,l device for use in connect-ion with wheels that are'oarried on the sides ci automobiles having);V pockets in the running boardsA or tenders. VAnother olo--V ject isto'provide a wheel raising` and` lowering device capable ofuse in connect-ion with a spare wheel carrier ofthe type which em@ ploys threaded studs 'for securingthe.wheel` to the carrier. Another-Objectis toprovide a carrier plate of simple, strong` and substantiel construction formed from al singlepiece` ot sheet metal, kupon which the raising andlowering` lever is fulorumed. Anothen object' is to provide means on the lever for steadying the wheelV during the process of raising and lowering the same. Another object is to provide a two part wheel rais-- ing` and lowering lever with "interlocking means` whereby the two parts of the leverk may he rigidly connected-together Vas one element and Vwhereby the onemay be readilydisconnected from the other. ject to' provide a carrier plate and two Another' olo part lever with interlocking. means between Y the plate and two partVV lever,wherehy the carrier. platemand lever may loe `positively secured together, andwhereby the partspmay lowerinedevices without in an f wav sacrri- :n t i lieinp; the ethciency-thereof.l y

Man'yof the Ormertypes ofnietal wheels have been provided with huh-apertures, and

the ordinary wheel lifting device may he used on` suc-hwheels, lont inmcases where the? huh-aperture is.' omitted; or isV closed hy an ornamental hub Caper the like, such wheel lifting. devices become useless; One ot the volojects otv the present i1rvention is to prov-ide a wheel. raising` and lowering` device which may he used with niet-al wheels unprovided` with any hub` aperture, and .metal wheelspiirwhich the huh aperture ispermanently closed hy ahub `cap or other ornamental center piece.A

With these and other objects and advam tages in viewthis invention consists inft'he several novel=` featuresv oit construction 4and arrangement ofy parts, l a` description ot" which, will he clearly set forth inthe followingspecitication andthe essential; features ci' which. will heinore particularly Vdefined in the appended claims. v

The invention is clearly `illustrated inthe Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view, illustrating several positions taken by the handle or deltachablefportion of thev lever;fiFig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing lthe lever and-wheel in a different position from that shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detail, front elevation of the fragment vof the carrier plate; Fig. 6 is a detail, front elevation of a fragment of the fixed partV of the lever; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a fragmentof the handle or detachable. part of the lever; Fig. 8 is a horizontal cross-section taken on the line SHS of Fig.2; 9 is a central, vertical section through a modified form of the invention; Fig. 10 is a front elevation of the carrier plate and fixed member of the lever shown in Fig.' 9 Fig. 11 is a detail, vertical cross-section taken on the line 11-11 of Fig. 10, but showing fragments of the handle or detachable portion of the lever and wheel in connection therewith;

Fig. 12 is a detail, horizontal section taken on the line 12-.12 of Fig. 11; Fig. 13 is a detail elevation ofV a fragment of the fixed portion of the lever seen in Fig. 11; Fig. 14 is a detail rear elevation of the carrier parts seen in Fig.- 11; Fig. 15 is a perspective view of ya fragment ofthe handle o-r detachable part of the lever seen in Fig. 11; Fig. 16 is a diagrammatic view, illustrating the several positions taken by the handle portion of the lever seen in Fig. 11 when being applied to the fixed portion of the lever; Fig. 17 is a detail, central vertical section showing the application of a lock-to the carrier plate and wheel; Fig. 18 is aV rear elevation thereof looking in the direction of the arrow 18 inFig. 17; Fig. 19 is a side elevation of a fragment of a motor'vehicle showing the application of the Vinvention to aV carrier bracket employed at the side of the vehicle;

Fig. 20 is a front elevation of the carrierV plate and fixed lever employed in the construction shown in Fig. 19; Fig. 21 is a vertical section taken on the line. 21-7-21 of Fig. 20; Fig. 22 is a fragmental, vertical section illustrating an additional impro-vement for releasing the wheel from the carrier plate, and Fig-23 is a view similar to Fig. 22 but showing the parts in a different position.

Referring to said drawings, and first to Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive, the reference character 25 designates a spare wheel carrier plate, which is secured to and supported by bracket arms 26. The arms 26 extend to some convenient part of the automobile frame or body, and are rigidly secured thereto. In'therform of the invention illustrated, the carrier plate 25 is substantially circular in form and is constructed of sheet metal,`struck up with suitable dies to provide two horizontal channel sections, or ribs 27. The channel sections or ribs 27k are formed with depressed portions 28 to 'provide spacesfor receiving one member 29 of the wheel raising and lowering lever A. Internally threaded socket members 30 are secured to the channel portions 27 of the carrier plate and extend to the bracket arms 2G, where they are formed with threaded stems 31 that. extend through the bracket arms, and have nuts on their outer ends that fasten the socket members 30, and therewith the carrier plate 25, to the bracket arms 26.

The lower portion of the carrier plate is struck upto provide two ears 82, between which the member 29 of the lever A is held, and a pivot pin, or pintle, 33 is passed through' said ears and through the lever member 29 and pivotally connects said lever to the carrier plate. swing from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, to that'shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The wheel raising and lowering lever A, comprises two members, namely the member 29, and a member 34 which is detachably connected to the lever member 29, and said lever membersy have interlocking connections between them, whereby the two may be positively connected together so as to operate as one element, and whereby they may be disconnectedfrom each other when not in use. The carrier platek and detachable lever member are also provided with interlocking connections, whereby the lever may be temporarily locked to said carrier plate, as for instance, whenever a spare wheel is being bolted to the carrier plate, or unbolted therefrom.` The lever is also provided with a part 34h arranged to be inserted through a hole, as for instance, anyone of the bolt holes with which the metal vehicle wheels B, are usually provided, and said .pa-rt 34th of the lever is so arranged that the lever may be readily connected to a wheel when needed to raise it from the ground and place it upon the carrier plate, and to lower it to the ground. That feature of the invention which concerns the lever will now be described in detail.

In the upper end portion of the lever member 29, is a keyhole slot 35 (see Fig. 6)

and the 4detachable lever member 34 is formed at the end, which engages with the lever member 29, witha stein 36 (see Fig. 7) which is arranged to be inserted through said keyhole slot 35. At the stem portion 36, the lever member 34 is formed with a shoul- The lever is free lol dera37, which is arranged to abut against the outer :tace of the lever member 29` when the stem 36` has been inserted through the `keyhole slot 35, and the stem is formed with a laterally projecting lug 33 which isV arranged perendwith which thekeyhole slot 35 of the lever part 29 is arranged to register when` the lever part 29 is in upright position. Said' keyhole slct39 has notches 39, 39h, 39C, and the notch 39a registers with the notch.` 35i1 of `the keyhole slot 35, whenever. the lever member Q9 isk in its raised positiemwhereby the stem. 364 may` be linserted Ythrough both` keyhole slots 35 and 39... The stein hasa second lug 40, which is arranged in alignmentwith the lug 38, and' said lug 40 passes through.

thenotch 39a of the keyhole slot 39` in. the carrier plate, whenever the stem 36 of the lever member 34 isinserted; through the keyhole slots. In Fig. 3 is shown diagrammati- Vcally at A, the position inV whichvthe lever member 34 is held when inserting the stein `36 thereof through the keyhole slots 35 and 39, at B is shown the position occupied by thelever member 34 wlientemporarily locking the lever-to, the carrier-plate, and; at C a point where the lever member 34 islocked to the lever member 29 and. unlocked,v fromv the plate.. The lug 40 locksthe lever A to the plate whenever-the lug is moved out oftaligninent with the notchesi39, 39h.`

For convenience in connecting the lever with the wheel, or. disconnecting it there-y Y from, the leverniember 34 is formed oftwoV sections34",1 and 34h which are detaehably connected together by any suitable means.V

ln the form shown, the section orgpart 34L has a socketr member 34@k secured upon one end, which is arranged to slipr over the endi ot the section. or part 34h, andfthe. part 341 has a pin 34e which enters a notch34l in the socket member 34c of' the lever. member 34.

It is well understood that the metal Wheels are provided with the usual bolt holes b, through `which bolts or studs are passed to fasten them to the vehicle hubs, and in the form. illustrated in Figs. 1 to 8 the usual'.

member 34 is interlocked with the leverV ineinben 25, in position to lower the wheel fromL the carrier plate, the handle portion, or part 34, of the lever may extend in an upright,or generally upright, position as is clearly indicated in Fig. 1, and in order that the wheel may be suspended freely when being lowered to, the-ground. The upper end, or free end, of. the lever member 29l is forked :as: at 41, and the ends Vof the forks are arranged to engage the inner tace of the metal wheel and hold; it from wobbling when being lowered to the ground orl raised therefrom; tothe carrier plate.`

The carrier plate, is shown as provided withfounbolt holes andthe keyhole slot 39. These holes andzslots are spaced equidistant,

and register with the bolt holes of the wheel when the latter is placed upon the carrier plate. The boltsl.42 are screwed into the internally threaded socket members 30 T02 demo-unt a wheel from the carrier plate, the stem 36 of the lever memberv 34 is inserted through. the bolt hole of ,the wheel which registers with the keyhole slots, and turned on the axis of the, stem 36 until the lugs 38, 40, arel out of register with the slots a, 39a; the lugs 38 and40thereupon, lock the lever members together and toV the carrier plate. vThe bolts 42 are unscrewed and the lever: member or handle 34 swung upward into the position seen in full lines in Fig. 1;. In this position the lug` 40` registers withthe notch 39bof the keyhole slot-.39l ot the carrier plate,jand-is.free tobe drawn foi'- ward through said keyhole slot'. The lever A isswungdownwfanchthereby lowering the wheel; to the ground.` It will be observed that while the wheehy is being lowered it is suspended by thecurved pontion 3,4b of the leven memberl 34 anththattheforks 41 of: the

lever engage vthe real'V face of the wheel thereby; stead-ying and preventing it fromV wabbling while beingA lowered. rtf-ter the wheel has been lowered to the ground the.

handleportion;34%1 is detached Yfrom the part 34b and; the` wheel slippedoli the part 34h. To raise ajwheel to the'carrier plate, the wheel isstood `up in the front ofl the lever members 29 and 34!D and the latter member is inserted tl'irough albolthole b, of the wheel. The handle portionv 34y is slipped upon the part 34h, and the lever A is swung upward until thestem. 36 enters the keyhole slot 39 of the carrier plate, whereupon the lever member '34@l is permittedto swing down upon the axis of the stem 36,5to temporarily lock the leverto the carrier plate, after which the Vbolts 42, are screwed in place, andthe lever member34 swung into the position indicated at A in Fig. 3 and withdrawn fromthe keyholeslots ot the carrier plate, and lever member. 29,and bolt hole of the wheel.

ln Figs. 9'to 16 inclusive, ainodilied forni :ofgthewinvention is illustrated, andtinthis form, the general construction of the carrier plate is the saine as that illustrated in iiov which 4is genirally circular in form, and` which enters and fits-n th-e hub-aperture ol the wheel, when the lat-ter issecured in place upon the carrier plate. This arrangement gives a neat and pleasing, finished appearance to the part-s and dispenses with the need of any additional cover plate over they hub-aperturerlhe handle or lever member 341 com )rises a single iece and it hasl interlocking connections with f the lever member 291 and carrier plate 2F 1, which are slightly different from those embodied in the preferred form. In this case a notch 351 is provided in the end of the lever member 291 through which the stem 361 of the lever member 3l1`extends. The slot 391 of the carrier plat-e instead of having notches, asin the preferred form, has an enlarged opening at one side and the top as at 392,

rthrough whichY the lug 101 `may be withdrawn when the lever member '341 is held in upright position. y The stem 361 is formed with lugs 381 that co-act with the shoulder 371011 the stem, to lock the lever member 291 therebetween. In this form of lever arrangement, the handle portion 341 is placed at right angles to the levermember 291, namely in the position indicated at A kin Fig. 16 when inserting the stem into the bolt. hole of the wheel, `the notch 351 and the keyhole slot 391. It. is locked to the lever member 291 by swinging it downward or swinging it upward as in the preferred form. l/Vhen the lever is lowered, the handle portion is disconnectible from the part 291 by drawing the stem out through the open end of the notch 351. The bottom 3511 of the notch 351 is flat and one 38 end of one lug 381 is made flat to correspond therewith, whereby the stem 361 may be inserted by passing the flat end of the lug 381 along the flatbottom of the notch. of the lever are locked togetherwhen the lever part 3411 is turned at any other angle.

In the form of the invention just described, it is found` desirable to build out the carrier plate at the sides of the lever portion 291 in order that the wheelr may bear against the plate. fIhe'material itself may be forced outward, or it may be built up by pieces 25S of substantially the same thickness as the thickness of the metal of the lever part 291. These pieces 25s may be secured to the plate in any suitable manner.

The two parts f In Figs. 17 and 18 is-shown a lock device for locking the wheel to the carrier plate. The same comprises a bolt 415 arranged to extend throughthe bolt hole of the wheel, through the notch or slotin vthe fixed lever member and through the keyhole slot ofthe carrier plate. This boltis 4provided with lugs 45, 451 for engaging in the notch 393 and behind the carrier plate. On the forward end of the bolt may be placed a washer 46 which bears against the outer edge of the bolt hole and a padlock 47 may be secured in a. hole in the outer end portion of the bolt. This simple arrangement effectively guards against unauthorized .per-

lsons removing the wheel from the carrier plate.

`In the form illustrated in Figs. 19 to 21, inclusive, the device is shown as attached to the side of'a motor vehicle and in general may be constructed like either of the forms illustrated. In cases where the fender 48 or running board is provided with a pocket 19 `for receiving the tire of the spare wheel, itis necessary-to lift the spare wheel out of the pocket before it can be lowered to the:

ground. The lever member 29x in this case has a laterally bent `portieri 29 which ter-` minates above the bolt hole 30X of the carrier plate 25x and the upper end of the carrier plate is extended upward and its key-v bolt Z111 removed and the wheel lowered and.

disconnected in the same manner. rIhe wheelis replaced by reversing the order of procedure just described. VrI`he wheel may be locked in place by locking` means as shown in Figs. 17 and 18. In this case ythe lever 2911 has a key hole slot 45C for the lock bolt lLiwhich registers with the lower-y most bolt hole of the wheel.

Figs. 2v2 and 23 show anr additional i1nprovement, intended for use in cases where the spare wheel is secured upon studs that project out from the carrier plate and are arranged to extend through the bolt holes of the wheel. rThe lever member 3/1 has a stem portionBGX, which enters the key hole `slots of the lever part 29 and: plate 25 and an eccentric portion 361 which enters a bolt hole of the wheel, and acts to lift the wheel bodily whenthe lever member 3411 is swung llO upward on the axis ofthe stem, when the latter has. been insert-ed into the key hole slots. This raises the Wheel sufciently to on. and having a'wheel sipporting member arranged to extend through a hole in the wheel, which is non-concentric with respect to the axis of the wheel, said two parts ot the lever having interlocking connections therebetween.

2. A wheel raising and lowering device torde-mountable wheels, comprising a 'carrier f Aplate `and a lever, said lever comprising a member ulcrumed on the carrier plate, and

a .handle member connectible with, and dis.

connectible from said fulcruined member, and having a wheel supporting part arranged lto `extend through va hol-e inthe wheel vwhich is non-concentric with respect tothe `airis ot the wheel. v

'3. A wheel raising and lowering device for 'de-mountable wheels, comprising la carfri'er 'plate and a two part lever tulcrumed thereon and having an arcuate wheel supportingmember arranged to extend through `a holein the'wheel, which is non-concentric with respect to the axis of the wheel, said two parts oi the lever having interlocking connections therebetween.

4. A wheel raising and lowering device for de-mountable wheels, comprising a. carrier plate and a two part lever tulcrumed thereon and having an arcuate wheel supporting member arranged to extend through a hole in the wheel, which is non-,concentric with respectv to the axis of the wheel, said two parts of the lever havinginterlocking connections therebetween and one part Constituting a jointed handleportion.

5. A wheel raising and lowering device for cie-mountable wheels, comprising a carrier plate and a two part lever fulcrumed thereon and having a wheel supporting member arranged to extend through a hole in the wheel, which is non-concentric with respect to the axis oi' the wheel, one mem ber of the lever having a keyhole slot formed therein, and the other member or the lever having a stem insertable through said hole in the wheel and through said keyhole slot, and having lugs adapted to engage on both sides of said keyhole slotted. lever member to lock the lever members together.

6. A wheel raising and lowering device for cle-mountable wheels, comprising a carrier plate andl a two part lever fulcrumed thereon and having a wheel supporting member arranged to extend through a hole in the wheel, which is nonconcentric with respect to the axis of the wheel, said carrier Vplate and two parts of thevlever having interlocking connections therebetween.

7. A wheel raising and lowering device Jfor `de-mountable wheels, comprising a car- `rierplate and a` two part lever fulcrumed thereon, said carrier `plate rand one member of said `lever having keyhole slots arranged fto register with eachother in one position of said lever member, and the other-lever member having a stem Vformed withy lugs insertable through lsaid keyhole slots and arranged to "engage the carrier plate and slotted lever member to lock the/lever and carrier plate together.

8. rh wheel raising'and,flowering Vdevice tor de-mountablcwheels, con'iprising a carrier plate and -a two part 'leveri'ulcriuned lthereon,and having a wheel supporti-ng member arranged Ito extend through a hole in the wheel, which is non-concentric with respect to' the laxis 'of the wheel, said two parts of the lever having interlo'icking coni neetions therebetween, and'one being formed with a circular raised portion adapted to fit .in the hub-aperture of a wheel.

t 9. A wheel raising `:and lowering `device for tie-mountable wheels, comprising carrier plate and a two Apart leve-r `'tulcfrumed thereon and having an arcuate wheel sup` porting member arranged to eXtendthrough a hole in the wheel, which is hnoirconcentric lwith irespect to the aXis of the wheel,^` said two parts of the lever having interlocking connections therebetween, and the fulcrumed lever member having a wheelv steadying element above its yconnection with the other member.

10. A wheel raising and lowering device for cle-mountable wheels, comprising a carrier plate and a two part lever ulcrumed thereon and having an arcuate wheel sup-V porting member arranged to extend through a .hole in the wheelwhich is non-concentric with respect to the axis of the wheel, said two parts of the lever having interlocking connections therebetween, and the fulcrumed lever member having a fork above its connection with the other member, arranged to engage the side of the wheel to steady the same while being raised or lowered.

l1. In a, wheel raising `and lowering device, a sheet metal carrier plate formed with two parallel, horizontal channel shaped sections, said channel sections having depressed portions between their ends, and a lever fulcrumed on said carrier plate and arranged in one position t0 stand in said depressions of said channel sections.

12.r A wheel raising and lowering device, comprising a carrier plate having bolt holes circumferentially arranged therein, and a two part lever fulcrumed to said plate and having awheel supporting member arranged to extend througha hole in the wheel, which is non-concentric withr the axis of the wheel, said wheel support being disposed laterally ot the median line of the-carrier plate,

and a removable fulcrum element pivotally connecting the wheel. with the ycarrier plate, whereby said wheel may be swung upward on said ulcrum element to bring one of its non-concentric holes into register with said wheel support.

13. In a wheel raisingfand lowering device ya` carrier plate, and a two part lever ulcrumed thereon and one part having an arcuate wheel supporting element arranged to extend through the wheel, the other part of said lever having a wheel steadying element arranged to engage the rear face of the wheel and steady the same'on the arcuate v supporting element while supported by the lever.

- 14. In a wheel raising and lowering device a carrier plate 'having an aperture therein, and having wheel supports, a twov part lever ulcrumed on said carrier plate, one ot said lever parts having a stem portion arranged to swivel in said aperture in the carrier plate and having an eccentric part entering a hole in the wheel, whereby the wheel may be-raised from the supports' on the carrier plate to disengage it therefrom.

V15. A wheel raising and lowering device for demountable wheels, comprising a carrier plate, anda wheel raising and lowering levery fulcrumed thereon, said lever having a detachable handle portion provided with a wheel sustaining element.y

16. A wheel raising and lowering device tor demountablewheels, comprising carrier plate, arranged to support a wheel, ya lever member ulcrumed to said plate, and

disposed at the rear of said wheel, and a rier plate and a wheel yraising and `lowering lever ulcrumed thereto and having three points of contact with a wheel raised or lowered thereby, one of said pointsy of contact comprising an arcuate element extending through a hole in the wheel, and arranged to Ysustain the wheel while being raised or lowered, and the other .two points of contact comprising elements engaging the rear face of the wheel to steady the same on said sustaining element. v

^ Lewis nlrAGAN. 

